• The Lakeside High School Band is holding its annual fruit sale through Nov. 10, with boxes of Indian River ruby red grapefruit, navel oranges or tangelos available for $17 each. Local orders only, with delivery in December. For information, email lhsbandfruit@yahoo.com.

Turkey shoots

• The Grovetown Lions Club is holding its annual fundraising turkey shoot at 7 p.m. each Friday and Saturday night through Dec. 10 at 1200 Old Louisville Road. Contact Gary Rausch at (706) 726-4303 or garyrausch57@yahoo.com.

The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will hold its 12th Annual Parkinson Walk starting with 9 a.m. registration Saturday at the Wilson Family Y on Wheeler Road. Cost is $20. For information, call (615) 504-4739, or email nathan.searle@gmail.com.

Alzheimer’s walk

The Alzheimer’s Association will hold its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s starting with registration at 9 a.m. Saturday at Augusta Commons. For information, go to www.alz.org/georgiawalk.

Christmas crafts

• The Christmas Craft Market at West Acres Baptist Church on Gibbs Road in Evans will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. For information, call Cathie Rich at (706) 860-9483 or email cammie252@gmail.com.

• Marvin United Methodist Church, 4400 Wheeler Road at South Belair Road, will hold its annual craft show Nov. 19. Vendor spaces are available for $25 each. For information, call Margaret at (706) 210-0893, or email olmsteadmc@comcast.net.

• The Evans High School class of 1987 is seeking classmates for their 25th reunion. Send contact information to evanshigh1987@gmail.com.

• The Butler High School class of 1981 will hold a 30-year reunion Nov. 12. Send contact information to scarletwright@knology.net, or call (706) 860-8169.

Clothes closet

The clothes closet at Marvin United Methodist Church, 4400 Wheeler Road at South Belair Road, is open Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for donations. Clothes are available for those in need. For information, call (706) 863-0510.

Remembrance

Trinity Hospice will hold its Night of Remembrance at 7 p.m. Thursday on the grounds of Trinity Hospital of Augusta. To designate a complimentary luminary in memory of a loved one, call (706) 729-6222.

Band concert

The Evans Chapter of MOMS Club International will hold a free children’s concert featuring the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band Decibels 11 a.m. to noon Friday at the amphitheater behind the Columbia County Library in Evans. For information, email annualpreschoolfair@gmail.com.

See WSA Days

Westminster Schools of Augusta, 3067 Wheeler Road, will hold family tours for prospective students at 9:30 a.m. Friday, and Nov. 11 and 18. For information, call Aimee Lynch at (706) 731-5260.

Town hall

District 4 Commissioner Bill Morris will hold an open-forum town hall meeting 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the Columbia County Courthouse in Appling.

Westminster events

Westminster Schools of Augusta students will provide free face painting to children at the Columbia County library playground from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday as supplies last. Parents and families are invited to attend an Off-Campus Open House at the Columbia County Library Performing Arts Center Room A from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and students will perform two plays at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for alumni, students and children, with a $5 discount per ticket if purchased in advance at the school at 3067 Wheeler Road. For information, go to wsa.net.

Veterans event

Patriotic Voices, portrayals of patriots by actor Bob Rollins, will be held 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church River Room in Augusta. Tickets cost $25, $20 for seniors, and are available by calling (706) 722-7092, ext. 3, or emailing ststephenshouse2@knology.net. The event benefits the St. Stephens Ministry.

Art After Dark

Art After Dark, the Artists’ Guild of Columbia County’s annual art show and auction, will be held 7-10 p.m. Nov. 12 at Church of the Holy Comforter, 473 Furys Ferry Road, Martinez. Tickets cost $5 and are available at The News-Times office, at www.artistguildcc.org, or at the event. For information, email info@artistguildcc.org or call (706) 814-3549.

The AARP Driver Safety Course will be offered free to active-duty military, retirees, veterans, spouses and dependents on Nov. 19 in honor of Veterans Day at 1305 Interstate Parkway in the H2U side entrance. For information, call (706) 651-6719.

Church hayride

Sharon Baptist Church will present its annual Hayride Through the Life of Christ at the Columbia County Fair Grounds, 7-9 p.m. Dec. 8-11. Admission and hot chocolate are free, with nightly musical entertainment.

Meeting space

Three rooms of meeting space are available to community groups at no charge at Mosaic United Methodist Church, 478 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. For information, email gerilyn@mosaicumc.org, or call (706) 650-9187.

Veterans sought

The organization Vets to Washington is seeking World War II vets for three-day, expense-paid trips to Washington, D.C., to tour the World War II memorial and others in the area. For information or to donate to help provide the trips, call (706) 832-6483, or go to www.vetstowashington.com.

Thrift store

Helping Hands Thrift Store, 6347 Columbia Road is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month. The store is operated by the Columbia County Foundation for Children.

Books wanted

The Columbia County Library in Evans needs donations of used books to sell in the Friends of the Library store. Drop off donations at the library, or call Barbara Williams at (706) 863-8760.

Cell phones

Best Western Evans Hotel, 452 Park West Drive, off Dyess Parkway, is a donation site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. Phones are refurbished and resold, with phone cards sent to deployed soldiers. Phones can be dropped off at any time. For more information, go to www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

Friends group

Friends Stepping Up, a nonprofit organization for mildly challenged teens and young adults, meets once a month for activities. For information, parents or guardians should call (706) 771-0087.

The Leah High School and Community Museum, located at the Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue station at 3653 Ray Owens Road, in Appling, is now open from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Tuesday of each month and on Saturdays by appointment. Donations of archival and historical material still are being sought. For information, (706) 541-0043.

TOPS groups

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), nonprofit weight-loss support groups, meeting on the following dates:

The Columbia County Choral Society is open to all singers in the area. Rehearsals are held at First Baptist Church of Evans. For information and a rehearsal schedule, call (706)650-2311 or go to www.ccchoralsociety.org.

Elks dance

The Augusta Elks Club, off Furys Ferry Road in Martinez, holds a dance with a live band each Friday at 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. For information, call (706) 564-1642.

Seat inspection

Safe Kids East Central Georgia conducts free child safety child safety seat inspections on the second Wednesday of each month at the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Substation, 650 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans. For an appointment, call (706) 541-3970 or go to www.mcghealth.org.

Hope Soap

Hope Soap, a private, nonprofit agency that collects toiletries and packages and distributes them to area shelters, has collection sites in the community. Donations, particularly of personal-sized items from hotels, may be brought to The Columbia County News-Times, in the Publix shopping center on Washington Road, Evans, and Wild Birds Unlimited, West Town Shopping Center, Martinez.

Addiction help

Mosaic United Methodist Church’s Celebrate Recovery program holds weekly group sessions at 7 p.m. each Friday at the church at 678 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. For information, call (706) 877-6468, or go to www.mosaicumc.org.

Cancer group

The MCG Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the first-floor community room at the MCGHealth Cancer Center, 1411 Laney-Walker Blvd. For information, call (706) 721-4109 or go to mcghealth.org.

The Helping Hands Thrift Store, operated by Columbia County Foundation for Children at 6347 Columbia Road, is open 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday each month. For information, call (706) 541-2849.

Warren preschool

Warren Baptist Church holds weekday preschool and mother’s day out classes for ages 1 through preK 4. For information, call (706) 860-6878 or go to warrenbaptist.org.

Marine League

The Marine Corps League Riverfront Marines Detachment 1132, meets the second Thursday of every month at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1002 Carolina Ave., North Augusta, with dinner at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. For information, contact Paul Brewer at (706) 306-6667 or usmc1008@bellsouth.net.

Survivors

Fort Gordon’s Survivor Outreach Services, for families of deceased soldiers, is available at (706) 787-4767 or at myarmyonesource.com.

Hearing loss

The Hearing Loss Association of Augusta meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday each month at Room 100 of the Adult Building of First Baptist Church of Augusta. For information, call Debbie Rish at (706) 650-2496, or e-mail hlaag.rish@yahoo.com.

• Golden Harvest Food Bank is seeking volunteers to help sort donations in the warehouse. For information, call (706) 736-1199.

• Safe Kids East Central Georgia is seeking volunteers to help with events, such as car seat and bicycle checks, and to lead ongoing programs that teach safety to children and teens. Training is provided. For information, call (706) 721-7606.

• Volunteer opportunities are available at the Columbia County Library in Evans. For information, call Jessica Thompson at (706) 863-1946, or e-mail jthompson@ columbiacountyga.gov.

• The American Cancer Society’s Augusta chapter is seeking volunteer drivers for its Road to Recovery program, which provides transportation to cancer patients. For information, call (706) 731-9900.

Doctors Hospital offers a variety of classes each month. For information on all classes, call (706) 651-2450, or go to www.doctors-hospital.net.

Fire information

The Georgia Forestry Commission, Columbia County Unit, offers advice to all Columbia County residents on whether their home is in line of fire from brush or wild land fires. For information, call (706) 556-3962.